Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Carmen Castro said an internal investigation is still ongoing.

MacDonald said he blames himself for the escape.

“Even if I didn't mean to, I broke the law,” he said.

MacDonald's attorney, Mark Troy, said the plea deal was “very fair,” especially since MacDonald never tried to leave the jail grounds.

MacDonald said he plans to keep his head down and serve his time so he can get back to his young daughter at home. He said he's not violent and is actually “a real nice guy.”

“I'm not planning to go join the Aryan Brotherhood or anything,” he said.

After he gets out, he said he'd like to find employment working on cars.

“With my incarceration, I doubt I'm getting a desk job,” he said.

Also of note: After his escape attempt, MacDonald was put in a cell that neighbored the cell of Donald Greenlee, who escaped the jail in April. Greenlee severely injured himself while escaping, and was captured after he went to a hospital.

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